A Bayesian hierarchical model for local precipitation by downscaling large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns

Environmetrics

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 721-738

  Mendes, Jorge M ^a   Turkman, K F ^b   Corte Real, J ^c  

^a NOVA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NOVA IMS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c University of de E'Vora   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical models; Downscaling; Gibbs sampling; Markov chain; MCMC; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS VALLEY;

EID: 33749567021     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.790     Document Type: Article

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